Enough

by Tara Agacayak on January 18, 2011

DEFENSE

When tensions run high and people start drawing lines between “us” and “them” I recall one of the things I learned as a psychology student – people tend to segregate themselves when they perceive a shortage of resources.

At times when it appears there isn’t enough to go around, people feel vulnerable and threatened. To counter, they hoard, defend, segregate, differentiate.

It is an attempt to ensure what little they perceive to exist remains a resource for the group they’re in. Not enough to go around? Then let’s keep it just for us.